Your door s width should be 2 to 3 inches wider than the door opening and 1 inch higher than the dimensions of your opening.
Barn door rough opening height.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
Measure the inside of the opening across for width.
Barn door opening measurements while the style of barn door you choose will come down to your personal preference you will need to be aware of barn door vs opening dimensions when making your choice.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
The height of common doors is 6 feet 8 inches.
The graphic below simulated a door over the opening.
Measure the opening itself.
For door openings without casing molding.
Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.
Standard barn door sizes most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
The standard height of the rough opening for a door is the door height plus 2 5 8 inches.
Add 2 to 4 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.
For the door height we recommend measuring from the floor to the top of the casing.
If you have a door that is being removed do not measure the existing door.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
And measure from the top of the opening to the floor for height.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
You will 1st need to know the width and the height of the garage door opening.
The additional room allows for a 3 4 inch top jamb a shim.
In this example the total height is 83 when closed over the opening the door will cover all of the casing for a cohesive look.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.